Safran Electronics & Defense

Safran

Muriel Sabah

Nicolas Maisonnave

Marine Barillere

The disclosure relates to a housing comprising at least one composite wall comprising woven or braided carbon fibers covered with a thermoplastic or thermosetting resin, an electronic card carrying electronic components, and a heat transfer device having at least one portion facing an electronic component to be cooled of the electronic card, said heat transfer device being inserted inside the composite wall, the heat transfer device comprising at least one cooling conduit containing a cooling fluid.

Housing comprising a composite wall integrating at least one cooling conduit

A method (S) for manufacturing a part () out of a metal matrix composite material, including the following steps: opening (S) a device () that includes a supporting portion () and a molding portion (); placing (S) a fibrous reinforcement into the device (); sealably closing (S) the device () by providing a space between the fibrous reinforcement () and the device portions; feeding (S) the molten metal matrix () into the device () such as to fill the space between the fibrous reinforcement () and the device portions (); and applying (S) a force onto the equipment () such as to impregnate the fibrous reinforcement () with the metal matrix ().

Method for manufacturing a part out of a metal matrix composite material, and related device

The invention relates to a housing for aircraft avionic equipment including a plate to the surface of which heatsinks are connected. The plate is made of composite, that includes a fibrous reinforcement densified by a polymer matrix; the heatsinks are in a metal alloy having a thermal conductivity higher than or equal to 120 W/m/K; and the heat sinks are assembled with the plate by sewing or knitting using assembling fibres made of organic material or metal.

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Boulogne-Billancourt, France

Muriel Sabah